SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 15 most popular santorini tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
A 4–5 hour Santorini small-group shore excursion with air-conditioned comfort, classic villages, and black-sand beach timing for cruise days.
Most Popular“Great tour, wonderful guide Victor, and driver Dimitri! Really enjoyed all the info and history we learned!”
Skip Santorini’s cable car with cruise-day boat transfers, Oia, Megalochori, Perivolos black beach, and blue-dome views.
“Avoiding the cable car line going up and going down (we later heard from other cruisers that they waited in line for almost 2 hours to come down; the walking path was closed when we were there). Tour guide was knowledgeable and fun!”
6-hour Santorini highlights with hotel or port pickup, Fira to Oia, Pyrgos, Perivolos and Red Beach, plus on-board WiFi and bottled water.
“Super happy we booked a 6 hour private tour of Santorini! We got to see all the famous views without getting lost or feeling rushed. Our guide took a bunch of great pictures for us and was really responsive to what we wanted.”
Small-group Santorini tour hitting Oia, Firostefani bells view, Megalochori village, and Perivolos Black Beach, with Wi-Fi on board.
“Great experience in seeing Santorini without walking too much to see all the sights. Our guide Sakis was knowledgeable, friendly and pleasant. The only reason I wouldn't give it a 5 star rating is because there needs to be a stop somewhere during the tour to grab something to eat, even if it's just for…”
Private Santorini shore excursion with flexible stops, port pickup, and caldera viewpoints from Oia to Akrotiri and beaches, plus optional wineries.
“Fantastic (once we made it up the hill via cable car ). Our host Nick showed us the entire island and beat the crowds with his local knowledge We had a fantastic day seeing the busy tourist areas but also the remote. Well done”
Cruise-friendly Santorini day tour with Old Harbor pickup, skip the cable car lines, scenic photo stops, and optional lunch or black-sand beach time.
“Our tour good Anna was amazing, easy to understand and very informative. I did feel like we were rushed tho, not enough time at some stops, just so that we could make the sunset, and getting good photos were sometimes impossible as the crowds were very big. The restaurant 41 our server we had was…”
Private 6-hour Santorini cruise tour with Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, and cruise-port pickup plus optional water taxi to skip return hassles.
“I cannot recommend this tour highly enough!!! Our guide Katerina was amazing! She catered the entire tour to our preferences and even played our personal paparazzi, taking numerous pictures of our family for us. The scenery was stunningly, beautiful. The only thing to be aware of is that return transportation is not included in the…”
A 6-hour Santorini small-group tour with volcanic viewpoints, traditional villages, and a guided winery tasting with food pairing.
“The guide was excellent and the driver was great! The tours in and around Santorini were also great as the guide was fabulous!”
Private Santorini 4-hour tour to Oia and Firostefani, Prophet Elias Monastery, plus Venetsanos volcanic wine tasting with Mercedes transfers.
“Highly recommend this tour if you only have a short time in Santorini. Our tour guide Michael Angelo was very informative and knew all the right spots to take us for great pictures. The wine tasting was also great! Got a lot of information about the wine of Santorini.”
Private half-day Santorini tour of quiet villages and beaches: Messaria, Megalochori, Emporio, Vlychada, Akrotiri, plus Faros Market.
“The private tour was the best way to experience Santorini.”
Private Santorini shore excursion tying Atlantis myths to real island stops, with smooth pickup, big caldera views, and optional wine.
“Mika’s was a great driver and guide, providing just the right mix of information as he drove us to the next destination on our tour. We had a great day!”
See Santorini’s top viewpoints fast on a 5-hour cruise shore excursion with guided stops in Firostefani, Oia, Profitis Ilias and more.
“It was amazing and our driver and guide were so kind , sweet and knowledgeable .i would definitely do it again”
A 5-hour private Santorini shore tour covering Fira viewpoints, Oia streets, Megalochori, and two famous beaches with A/C pickup.
“Stavros was a knowledgeable guide and fit the tour to meet our interests. He took us to the obligatory tourist stops for photo ops but also lesser crowded areas.”
A customizable Santorini shore day with flexible departures, narration, and photo stops in Oia, Red Beach, and views over the caldera.
“Hi! First of all, our guide was wonderful but we had to wait one hour because our tour guide was not there. We did not know what was happening because we did not have Internet or cell service. One kind man in a store, lent me his phone number. We were very worried because I…”
A private 4–6 hour Santorini tour with pickup in Thera, custom stops in Oia and Akrotiri options, plus beach time and winery tasting.
“I took the 5 hour private tour option of Santorini with my family (wife and two young daughters). Marcos was waiting for us at the airport to pick us up and proceeded to give my family the most wonderful day we have had on a tour. He was kind, courteous and extremely knowledgeable about Santorini.…”
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